mental health.

Anxious? Why Women Worry More Than Men & What We Can Do About It.If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, you’re probably all too familiar with that nagging feeling that lasts for months, fears that get bigger as time goes on, and how all of this interferes with your everyday life. As women, research shows, we’re almost twice as likely as men to get an anxiety disorder in our lifetime. The million-dollar question is why.

Quieting the Mind and Moving Beyond the Fear of Your BeliefsI recently had the following conversation within myself. It went something like this:“Who do you think you are? What makes you think you can succeed? Or even deserve to be happy? What you want is impossible. You should just give up.”

If you ever find yourself at the hands of your own negative beliefs, this Sivana East blog will give you tips on how to quiet your mind with Buddhist meditation practice.

How to Practice Acceptance In a Time of ExpectationIn every sphere of our existence lies expectation. Whether it’s within our career, our relationships, politics, family dynamics, the holidays, and even within ourselves—expectation is ubiquitous. And when those expectations aren’t met, feelings such as depression, anxiety, and disappointment can set in.

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Relief For Depression: The Key May Be Individualized Help​With increasing demands at work, family responsibilities, and the expectation of what having it all should look like, statistics show depression affects women at a rate higher than men in every age group. Although labeled as one of the most common mental disorders in the US, it manifests differently for each person. And it’s because of this individuality that creating a treatment plan based on specific needs may be the key to finding relief.

Why Online Support Groups Can Be Good for Your Health​From apps that track your meals, sleep patterns, and heart rate to instantly accessing online medical records—the Internet actively takes care of its users.And according to recent studies, logging on can do something even more priceless—like provide individuals with a sense of belonging that may reduce stress, improve mood, and increase quality of life.

Who Am I Without My Uterus? A uterus can embody many things. For some women, it provides a sense of self, gender identity, and sexual prowess. For others, it signifies fertility and can even dictate a woman’s cultural desirability. And still, hysterectomy continues to be one of the most common gynecological surgeries performed worldwide. But women are speaking out. Stories of psychological, social, and cultural stigmas experienced by hysterectomized women are surfacing—many of which reveal the residual costs that have left some to question who they are now and how they can relate to the world around them post-hysterectomy.

The Body's Second Brain: How Your Gut Could Be Affecting Your MoodWhen was the last time you trusted your gut? Or just had that gut feeling? Even before we had scientific proof of a link between the brain and gut, we had common sayings like these to express this phenomenon. With stressful situations becoming an accepted part of everyday life, we often don’t stop to ask: Could what’s happening in my gut be responsible for my mood?